Category: Business

Today’s business tip comes from the simple reminder that if we all just work smarter, we won’t necessarily have to work harder. But this is easier said than done. So how does one go about working smarter when they are constantly caught up in the day-to-day minutia of their business? Well, when I ask any of my clients the following questions, it usually helps set their mindset in the right direction. So read the following tips to help determine if you can work a little smarter too.

1. Hire experienced help. – You get what you pay for. Be willing to pay for good help and in return you can rest assure they are doing a better job than you would if you were doing it yourself. Which leads us to number 2.

2. Don’t do it all yourself. – You are an expert at your business, but that doesn’t mean you are good at every aspect of owning your business (not busyness). If social media isn’t your thing… don’t do it. Employ or empower one of your team members to go hog wild. Of course, supervise the content, but don’t beat yourself up if you just don’t like to get on Facebook. Realize it is necessary, but not necessarily for you.

3. Leave once in awhile. – Can your business run without you? If not, assess what you have done to create this co-dependency and begin to take strides in freeing yourself on a (can be small) regular basis.

4. Who is your IDEAL client? – Can you answer this? Or do you just take any warm-blooded person who calls or walks through the door. Could you specify who it is you work best with and target that particular audience?

5. Charge what you are worth. – People like to pay good money for good service and products. Focus on your delivery, being more personal, followup and then… charge more.

Cool card, huh?

I received this in the mail this week and it made me feel fricken’ amazing, AND it inspired me to write this post. Watch how the power of a “thank you” can help you get what you want in life, business, and relationships.

Thank Bombing
The benefits of showing gratitude are powerful and enormous. And we have so many opportunities every day. How many people can you think of you can thank just today alone? What about in your past? Who can you think of that you can thank again with more passion? (ooh la la)

Let’s start a Thank Bombing trend. We’ll all just start thanking the crap out of everybody! Who ever does a good deed, helps us in anyway, who we see helping someone else, whatever! Get those hormones racing, self esteems rising, moods elevating — it’ll be an all out party! Let’s DO IT!

Tell me what you are living and learning in the comments below. Would love to hear from you… oh and THANK YOU for watching and being so awesome!!

Do you ever feel like time is “just a ticking away”?

Do you wish you could “turn back time”?

Once in awhile do you feel like “time is on your side”?

Whatever the song, whatever the saying, the truth remains that we all have the exact same amount of time in each day, but it always seems like we are fighting the “hands of time” to get it all done each and every day.

I have discovered some great tips to help you work more efficiently in your business, how to make more family time, and to become more present and effective all the time in your daily life.

First and foremost, people have been requesting this of me for a long time. And now, after many years on TV and then just as many years publishing magazines, I have decided to bring you the best of what I am living and learning each and everyday through business, entrepreneurship, writing, family, children, yoga, travel, humor, food, coffee (now you know where my brain is) with a weekly dose of Juli TV. One of the best things I’ve learned as an entrepreneur is that there are a lot of people out there trying to go at it alone, researching, updating, building websites with little to no one supporting their journey.

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The holidays are a stressful time for many while they budget extra expenses into their lives for gifts, travel and the like. But maybe there’s more going on with your money relationships than the annual visit from Santa Clause. Maybe this holiday season, gift yourself the power to address your financial future.

What’s your relationship like with money? We all have one.

Whether or not you have all the money in the world, our relationship with money affects how we think and do things on a daily basis. more

Hey all! I just recently got a new bed and bedding and was super stoked to realize my old decorative pillows would fit the pattern/color palette for the new setup, so you guessed it… I threw them all on. I typically get out of bed before my husband so the pillow arranging and bed-making is usually left up to him. What I’ve noticed is he keeps leaving at least 2-3 of the pillows on the floor when making the bed in the morning only to find my dogs nestled on them by 10am for their morning siesta.

You know those people, the ones who seem to connect with just about anyone anytime anywhere – and without effort. For those of you building your businesses and careers through that human connection (who isn’t?), it is an integral part of your growth to be able to connect. But do you really need to connect with everyone? The answer is simple and powerful all at the same time.

Here’s the deal. It’s all about the focus you put into it.

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie

A not so fun topic at first, but when addressed, the impact is HUGE. This is where it all begins usually though, with all my clients. Where are you at with yourself? How are you feeling about you?

If you want to change your life, you don’t need to change the world. You just need to change yourself and the way you interact with the world. Adopting a positive self-image is not about feeling good and expecting everything to work out just fine. A positive self-image is about believing in your more